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Table 2 Comparison of PFT results before and after HPT (n = 30)

From: Clinical efficacy of short-term pre-operative halo-pelvic traction in the treatment of severe spinal deformities complicated with respiratory dysfunction

Parameters of PFT

Pre-traction

Post-traction

p value

FVC (L)

0.91 ± 0.42

1.18 ± 0.53

p < 0.001

FVC %

34.15 ± 13.98%

44.18 ± 16.26%

p < 0.001

FEV1 (L)

0.79 ± 0.41

1.02 ± 0.44

p < 0.001

FEV1%

34.10 ± 15.63%

44.25 ± 17.43%

p < 0.001

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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